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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
hypocoristic /ˌhʌɪpə(ʊ)kəˈrɪstɪk/

▶adjective of or denoting a pet name or diminutive form of a name. ▶noun a hypocoristic name or form.

– derivatives
hypocorism noun.

– origin C19: from Gk hupokorisma, from hupokorizesthai ‘play the child’.

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